Dobro

Dobro® is a trade name used mainly for guitars. The name was originally used by the Dopyera brothers and is now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation.

The dobro in blues music

The dobro is also significant to the world of blues music, particularly the Southern style of that grew out of the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana. Unlike country and bluegrass dobro players, blues players play the dobro in the standard guitar position, with the strings facing away from the player. Many use slides or bottlenecks.

Related Topics:
Southern - Mississippi Delta - Louisiana

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Many players in the 1920s and 1930s, including the great Son House, used the instruments because they were louder than standard acoustic guitars, which enabled them to play for a larger crowd in areas that did not yet have electricity for amplifiers. The instrument is still used by some blues players, notably Taj Mahal and Alvin Hart.

Related Topics:
1920s - 1930s - Son House - Taj Mahal - Alvin Hart

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Dobro/resonator players

• Mike Auldridge
• John Butler
• Jerry Douglas
• Josh Graves
• Alvin Hart
• Sol Hoopii
• Son House
• Rob Ickes
• Glenn Kaiser
• Randy Kohrs
• Taj Mahal
• Michael Messer
• Stacy Phillips
• Emily Robison
• Tut Taylor
• Gene Wooten